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Iran War

Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

Why the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll

Let them eat burritos: Out of touch influencers risk all for Trump war

The rise or fail of middle powers will determine Middle East peace

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Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war

When US left Afghanistan, China moved in. So how's it going?

Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots

US military marching into Puntland as Red Sea tensions escalate

Trump's $23 billion ship will be outdated before it even hits water

A display shows currency exchange information, in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, August 17, 2026.
Middle East

How Iran has staved off economic collapse despite the US-Israeli war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has promised 'unprecedented' squeeze on Tehran. Why hasn't this worked already?

Ukrainian soldiers walk together during training for the 2023 counteroffensive.
Media

The never-ending myth of a looming Ukrainian 'breakthrough'

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, in February 1989
Latin America

Did Fidel Castro's decades-long defiance doom Cuba?

screenshot of the Hanover Institute's website taken on Aug. 16, 2026
Washington Politics

Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots

South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office.
Asia-Pacific

US diplomatic incompetence is tanking hopes for Korean peace

Stop gaslighting, USS Lincoln families didn't sign up for this
Military Industrial Complex

Stop gaslighting, USS Lincoln families didn't sign up for this

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

MQ-9 Reaper drone
QiOSK

The Iran war flushed $1.3 billion of Reaper drones down the drain

The military has lost 25% of its fleet over the past five months

Is Trump stumbling into a wiser North Korea policy?

Pentagon says it killed at least 150 Yemeni civilians in strikes

Bored of Peace: Why is Trump undermining his own Gaza plan?

El-Sayed overcomes $30 million AIPAC spend, wins Michigan primary

Asia-Pacific

South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office.

US diplomatic incompetence is tanking hopes for Korean peace

Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi, Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar

When US left Afghanistan, China moved in. So how's it going?

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad

China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad

Middle east

A display shows currency exchange information, in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, August 17, 2026.

How Iran has staved off economic collapse despite the US-Israeli war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has promised 'unprecedented' squeeze on Tehran. Why hasn't this worked already?

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.play icon

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.

Washington Politics

screenshot of the Hanover Institute's website taken on Aug. 16, 2026

Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) speaks at a protest outside the Capitol during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026

Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

The old French Embassy in Washington, D.C., which now belongs to Turkey's ruling AK Party. The building is in a beaux-arts style.

Erdogan's party pours millions into new DC pied-a-terre

Ben Shapiro

Let them eat burritos: Out of touch influencers risk all for Trump war

Africa

thiopian Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, salutes as he attends a public rally dubbed "Ethiopia Can", marking the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

How the Egypt-Ethiopia feud could upend Trump's plans in Africa

US military marching into Puntland as Red Sea tensions escalate

DRC president claims Trump deal requires he seize another term

Are US and Israel benefitting from 'migration blackmail' in Spain?

Latin America

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, in February 1989

Did Fidel Castro's decades-long defiance doom Cuba?

In Latin America, the road to Trump's heart goes through Israel

Trump's favorite drug trafficker returns triumphantly to Honduras

Europe

Odessa ports

Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war

The Helsinki Commission is a Cold War relic that needs to go

US is the real loser if Senate passes virtue signaling Russia sanctions

Trouble in Paris? There's a Gaullist cure for that American hubris

north america

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

China and Russia and the US icebreaker race

Is Trump finally burying the zombie US-Mexico-Canada trade pact?

Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis

CIA deaths in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire?

Military Industrial Complex

Counterdrone laser

US Military testing sowing chaos in civilian skies

Drone and counter-drone mishaps and GPS jamming exercises are putting strain on aviation safety

Media

Ukrainian soldiers walk together during training for the 2023 counteroffensive.

The never-ending myth of a looming Ukrainian 'breakthrough'

Mark Levin Jack Keane Fox News

Fox News screaming desperately into wind as Trump loses grip

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.

How much is your support for Israel worth? Try $1 billion.

Ukraine landmines

Ukraine's 'turned tide' doesn't comport 'with basic military reality'

Global Crises

Trump oil fields

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran